Three people and five dogs were rescued by boat by the Haywood Emergency Management Agency on Friday, as floodwater continued to rise near their home on Highway 70 near the Hatchie River.

“A couple of people live there permanently, and when they got up this morning, they didn’t realize the water had gotten as high as it did,” said Robert Parks, Brownsville-Haywood County EMA director. “The home is on posts, but the water is about five inches from the floor, and we believe it will be in the house by (Saturday) morning.”

Parks said the Red Cross is assisting with hotel rooms at the Econo Lodge in Brownsville.

Parks said the EMA had to go help an individual on Sulpher Road, after they tried to drive over a flooded road.

“That’s all the people we’ve had to help,” Parks said. “The other places that have been flooded are mainly along the Hatchie River, and those people know when to get out when the water rises.”